Payroll Administrator – St Albans

Payroll Administrator (Practice or Bureau), St Albans up to £30,000+ Study Support

A well established Practice in St Albans have a need for a Payroll Administrator to join the team. This is a permanent/full time role, hybrid arrangement.

Working as part of a team of Payrollers, your duties will include the following:

• Managing multiple payrolls 
• Contacting clients by phone and email on a daily basis from an account management perspective to deal with any issues/queries
• Inputting data onto multiple workflow systems and payroll systems

The ideal candidate will have previous payroll experience in Practice dealing with third party payrolls. Must have strong communication and interpersonal skills and be confident taking ownership of sensitive information. This is a great role that would suit a payroller who is looking for a step up perhaps. You will be working in a supportive environment where you can expect excellent training, ongoing professional development and career progression.

Client Services Assistant – Daventry

Client Services Assistant, Daventry, up to £25,000+ Bonus & Hybrid Working

This established and expanding business are looking to appoint a Client Service Assistant to join their professional and efficient team.

The opportunity to work on a hybrid basis is offered after completion of probation.

As the Client Services Assistant, your responsibilities will be varied and include:

• Inputting of data into CRM system and associated spreadsheets
• Ensuring client records are kept up to date, including bank account and address details
• Processing of client documentation/checks
• Undergoing appropriate due diligence for new clients, ensuring these records are kept up to date
• Preparation of payment sheets using Excel for client payments
• Filing of records and documents and collating research and downloading documentation from websites such as Companies House.

The best suited candidate will hold strong communication skills, both written and oral, be a proficient user of Word and Excel, hold accurate numeracy and good organisational skills, and be able to work well in a team environment.

Suited to a Graduate seeking a role where they will be given full training and offered progression or a candidate who has previously worked within a regulated organisation.

Financial Planning Manager – Letchworth

Financial Planning Manager, preferably Qualified, Letchworth, to £65,000

We are proud to be partnering a leading and well established business in Letchworth in their search for a Partner within the Development Team. This role is to ensure investments are appraised, deliver the required financial returns and are managed within the overall Business Plan capacity. Ensure the effective financial management of the finance function, manage funding and treasury, development accounting, corporate business plan and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

• Manage the delivery of the Treasury Strategy
• Manage all covenant compliance and ensure compliance with the Treasury Management Policy
• Lead on production of all regulatory returns
• Manage four colleagues as part of the corporate finance function
• Deputise for the Director of Treasury & Finance
• Prepare reports for board and other committee meetings
• Brixx Financial Planning experience essential

CIMA, ACCA or ACA Accountancy qualification, desirable, PQ and finalists will be considered.

Financial Controller – Milton Keynes

Financial Controller, newly qualified, based Milton Keynes with travel to London & hybrid working, c£60,000.

Newly created opportunity for a qualified Accountant to join this established group of companies as Financial Controller for one of the subsidiary businesses.

Whether you are Practice trained and have already taken the leap into your first role in industry but are now ready for your next challenging commercial position, or if you qualified in industry and are now wanting more accountability and responsibility in a role that may stretch you, but you can grow with the business, this could be the role for you.

You will work closely with the Managing Director, as well as colleagues across the group companies. As Financial Controller you will have responsibility and accountability to ensure as the critical friend and expert in all aspects of financial controls, reporting, budgeting, and analysis you support key business and commercial decision making.  So, you will need to have a recognised UK accounting qualification with relevant commercial experience.

It is imperative that you are able to build strong, constructive and open working relationships across the wider group and externally where necessary. You need to understand systems and data quickly but diligently, taking responsibility for ensuring key financial and compliance information is available to make timely commercial decisions.

The businesses are exciting and agile in their approach, and you will no doubt get involved in all aspects of their day to day working, getting to know the business and being able to really support and further develop two successful businesses, using your skills and experience to plan, be proactive and enable them to thrive in a fast moving, dynamic environment.

If you are the person that brings logical, commercial and a straightforward approach, with the ability to analyse data to give clarity and clear guidance within their area of expertise, we would love to have a chat with you.

In return you will be part of the senior team that supports entrepreneurial spirit, through clients and through our wider team. You will have accountability and responsibility; so, you will be able to make a difference, coaching and mentoring, and day to day your duties will include:

• Direct management of a small team, including reviewing the monthly reporting and training and development of staff
• Preparation of the annual budget and ongoing rolling financial forecasts
• Lead on the analysis of trends and KPIs and interpret relevant output to assist in key business and commercial decision making ·
• Continually review systems and processes to ensure that they are not only robust but operate to highest practical levels of efficiency and effectiveness
• Ensure that the finance function adheres rigorously to all the accounting standards and guidelines laid down by group.
• Deliver periodic reporting to the group to the required levels of accuracy & timeliness ·
• Payroll reconciliation
• Administration of monthly pension scheme submission
• Provide technical accounting support across the department
• Ownership of the annual statutory audit process and any regulatory audits

Internal Audit Manager – I.T. – Milton Keynes

Internal Audit Manager – IT, Milton Keynes, highly reputable organisation, up to £64,000+ Excellent benefits

Our client, a well-established, highly reputable organisation in the Buckinghamshire area, is seeking an experienced Internal Audit Manager to join their central team. The role is responsible for performing an assigned programme of risk based internal audit reviews that enable independent opinions to the Audit Committee. Responsibilities include:

• Responsibility of scheduling and delivery of audits
• Negotiations with managers/key stakeholders for risk management
• Document findings and follow up work to gain evidence of progress
• Contribute to the development of Internal Audit Strategy
• Manage relationships with various senior management team members to identify key development areas

For this position we are looking for someone who is fully qualified in CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) and someone who has had experience in audits outside the IT department. Someone who can interpret and understand complex situations and issues that may arise. Ideally with a good understanding of delivering reports on risk based internal audits. This person will be highly IT literate, a good communicator and someone who has good experience in negotiations.

This individual will also be self-motivated and pro-active, with the ability to work towards business deadlines. Someone who will be able to demonstrate how they can maintain and nurture relationships across the organisation. Any experience of working within a large scale, complex organisation with multiple stakeholders would be beneficial.

This position sits within a centralised auditing department in a highly successful, well-established organisation who operate to the highest standards for the services they provide. If you are a confident Audit Manager who can manage critical relationships, with a passion for business success and a drive to deliver to high standards, please send your CV for consideration at the earliest opportunity.

Billings Specialist – Luton

Billings Assistant, high volume head office receivables role, Luton, to £30,000

My client has a need for a Billings Specialist to join the team at their offices in Luton. This is a permanent full time role with a hybrid working arrangement in place.

Brief summary of your duties as the Billings Specialist below:

• Aged debt reporting and analysis
• Take ownership of billing queries 
• Cash allocation and reconciliations
• General billing administration
• Ad hoc support to the billings team as needed 

Must have strong billing experience, specifically in either MSP or VMS. You will need to have high volume experience and strong Excel skills.

Financial Analyst

Financial Analyst, qualified, regulatory reporting role, 12 month FTC, Northamptonshire, £60,000 + Benefits

An opportunity to join the finance head office of a prestigious, dynamic global business in a regulatory reporting role. As the Reporting Analyst you will develop a key understanding of CAPEX and OPEX processes throughout the business, ensuring correct statutory reporting treatment and develop a range of FPA skills, working collaboratively across the operation.

As the Financial Reporting Analyst, your key responsibilities will be to:

• Develop an in-depth understanding and expertise of interpreting opex and capex costs treatment
• Produce detailed reporting to provide visibility of Financial and Operational performance to the business. (Actuals, budgets, forecasts).
• Develop close collaborative working relationships across Finance particularly with Finance Business Partners to understand the detailed statutory financial position and treatment of costs
• Conduct periodic cost forecasts and plans of the Financial Regulation position
• Develop a close understanding of the effects of statutory accounts treatment on forecasts and plans.
• Develop an intimate understanding of forecast to actuals and forecast to forecast financial movements.
• Ensure clear and regular communication of the Financial Regulation forecast and plan positions.

Ensure all financial reporting to the business is aligned and consistent across the Finance Department, including full data integrity

Suitable for a Qualified accountant with first rate interpersonal skills looking for a challenging new contract with the potential for long term career prospects.

Data Administrator – Towcester

Data Administrator, busy head office admin role, Towcester, to £23,000   

This thriving locally based business, which has been established for over 20 years, has a new opportunity for a Data Entry Administrator to join their Central Admin team.

As the Data Entry Administrator, your duties will include but not be limited to:

• Receive/book all stock for arrivals no later than 9am the following day (ETA reports/receipts)
• Record pack house stock movements
• Create work orders according to packing report doc / close and complete
• Allocate stock to sales orders
• Transfer market stock
• Reconcile consignment stocks daily
• Action stock write offs once signed off by commercial support
• Deal with queries with the packhouse (external)
• Month end stock reconciliations
• Answer telephone during core hours

The Data Entry Administrator role requires someone with excellent attention to detail, competent Excel skills and someone who works well as part of a team. You will also need to be a quick learner, with the ability to work efficiently under time restraints, so if this sounds like you and you are looking for a busy, friendly environment where you can develop your experience and skills, please apply asap with a copy of your latest CV attached.

Audit Senior – Cambridge

Audit Senior, leadership role with a well established, expanding Practice, Cambridge, to £65,000

We are looking for highly motivated Audit Senior to work on a number of clients across multiple sectors. This varied role will include accounts preparation, audit, corporate tax compliance and the potential for bespoke project work. As Audit Senior, you will need to be able to:

• Take responsibility for completion of assignments from planning through to manager/partner review and subsequent completion.
• Assist the supervision and training of our AAT and ICAEW/ACCA trainees in conjunction with our other staff; and
• Provide clear communication and feedback to fellow team members and clients

The successful candidate will be encouraged to play a role in the development of the firm with opportunities for the right person to progress to manager level in due course. CPD training will be provided for all qualified staff and specialist courses as and when necessary. You will be directly supporting the Audit Partners, managing their teams and audit clients. Experience of the supervision of members of staff is essential, as is a hand’s on approach to both client work and creating good working relationships with new and existing clients.

• • ACA / ACCA part or fully qualified
  • Audit experience in a practice environment is preferable
  • Preparation of statutory accounts for limited companies
  • Corporation tax experience is beneficial but not essential
  • Team player but also able to work independently
  • Good working knowledge of Microsoft products and ability to learn new software

Finance Analyst – Welwyn Garden City

Finance Analyst, Modelling, KPI Reporting, Forecasts , Welwyn Garden City, to £55,000

We are proud to be working with a client within the construction sector based in Welwyn Garden City. Our client has experienced massive organic growth over the past 12 month and are now looking to recruit a new position: Finance Analyst.  Develop and present meaningful and useful business information to the management board. Design extrapolates and present information models on KPI enabling informed commercial decisions.  Create first rate visual displays enabling clear understanding of the business.

• Maintain and develop group companies’ budget and forecast models
• Preparation of group companies’ annual budgets and monthly rolling forecasts
• Liaise with senior management to ensure that assumptions used in the group companies budgets and forecasts are both accurate and appropriate.
• Provide variance analysis and reporting between actual results and group companies’ budgets and rolling forecasts
• Produce meaningful insight from financial and operational information to allow the business to understand key business drivers and future performance enhancement.
• Assist the Group Management Accountant with the preparation and presentation of monthly results and KPIs to the various departments and senior managers.
• Assist the Commercial team with collation, review, and reporting on Contract Budgets and Forecasts
• Develop existing reporting to ensure that Senior management are receiving the necessary KPIs and information

Seeking candidate with drive and commitment who enjoys analysing and presenting key business information in a variety, or ways ideally including Power BI. Dashboards and other visual displays. Excellent Excel skill are required, including the ability to gain meaningful insight from large volumes of data.